Donald Usher, a former helicopter pilot who helped rescue survivors from the 1982 Air Florida Flight 90 crash in the Potomac ...

Air Florida Flight 90 was scheduled to depart from Washington ... found that ice also covered critical engine probes, giving the pilots a false reading of the thrust needed for takeoff.

The recent crash and rescue on the icy river between DC and Virginia sparks memories of Air Florida's 1982 disaster.

Read full article: ‘Risking lives to save others’: Pilot recalls 1982 rescue of Air Florida Flight 90 Donald Usher, a former helicopter pilot who helped rescue survivors from the 1982 Air ...

Several federal and state investigations have been launched after an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter collided near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and fell into the ...

The 1982 crash happened moments after takeoff in icy conditions in roughly the same place as Wednesday's collision between a jet and Army helicopter.

This incident marks a tragic event in the same vicinity where, in 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the river ... which made it lose control. As the pilots tried to maneuver the plane ...

At that time, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed on Jan. 13, 1982, immediately following take-off from what was then known Washington National Airport. Unfolding in icy, snowy conditions, the airliner’s ...